biggles45

Fleeing the scene seems to be the Thai way.

This is a strange news report! I have been entering via Swampy for 20+ years and they have ALWAYS had a Priority queue for families, disabled and over 70's. I use it always. They also have a Priority queue for departures as well.?

The SRRV vIsa in the Philippines does allow a percentage of the bank deposit you have to lodge to be used for condo purchase. There are rules tho, inc the value of the condo I think it more likely the agent is a lying scumbag tho!

As the Big Investors will undoubtedly have links to the govt, I fear their protests will fall on deaf ears.

Simple math. An expat living in Pattaya for 10 YEARS @ 1 girl a week = 52 P.A x 10 = 520 Girls hardly a massive number. I am sure many expats, including me in the day, would average more than 1 a week! Oh, and for krillins benefit, never had an STD.

14 years ago this was my decision, to retire in the Philippines and spend 3-4 months a year in Pattaya. Mainly on visa-free entries and never a problem with immig. Also, I have never visited an immig office in the Philippines in that time, that's how you do it!

Unfortunately with so much money at his/their disposal I fear that they will just pay up for the problems to disappear. TIT.

It's a Thai warranty, written on toilet paper and useless!

Lived/visited here for 20+ years and this issue is raised regularly. A bit like corruption, road deaths etc. Nothing has ever changed, how much more evidence do you need?

A good heads up. Nearly every country has fake web sites that charge you to submit your 'free' info. Philippines and Vietnam are two that I have encountered

I recall that an ex servicemen group in Australia did this about 25 years ago. My dad was a member of the group and their court challenge failed. What made it a real "slap in the face" was that OZ originally was a British colony, was still part of the Commonwealth, had HM Queen Liz as their ruler and used the British political and legal system. British pensions are still frozen there after all these years!

If Britain was to slowly sink under the sea it would reduce the world output by <2%. China would easily replace this in the next 12 months.!

We went away for 4 months. This is the block next door when we returned, central Pattaya near big c extra. It was clear when we left. Thais love to dump their rubbish!

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While I have sympathy for him, anytime in the last 15 years he could have bailed to the Philippines for 3 months or so and had his pension permanently updated. It can even be done on line apparently. Promo fares with budget carriers are very cheap and it's only a 3 hour trip. Philippines has one of the easiest Visa free entry stays, you can continuously extend, upto 3 years.